KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
A whistleblower claims sterile processing practices at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, 4401 Wornall Road, are out of compliance with federal and state regulations and create an immediate risk of danger and serious physical harm to its patients, according to written complaints she filed Sunday with multiple state and federal agencies.
Elizabeth J. Bell, a former sterile processing manager at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, claims in her complaints that she was fired after making several reports of unsafe working conditions and unsterile practices at the hospital.
She provided KMBC 9 Investigates pictures and video that she claims show bugs in and around the operating rooms and sterile facilities at the hospital. She also provided pictures of rusted instruments she claims hospital staff refused to remove for use on patients.
“As I'm speaking up, I'm taking a huge risk,” Bell said. “My life has definitely changed from this experience, and I can't say for the better.”
St. Luke’s Health System Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Luke’s Physicians Group Dr. Michael Main denied Bell’s claims on Tuesday.
“I don’t believe these allegations are true,” Main told KMBC.
Bell was hired as a sterile processing manager for St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City in September of 2022. She worked until July of this...
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